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The Scroll newspaper has been in print since 1905, when BYU-Idaho was known as the Ricks Academy, a locally run school with a newly-developed high school program. At the time this newspaper was known as the “Student Rays,” and was printed monthly. In 1933 the name of the newspaper changed to “The Purple Flash.” In 1937 the name was changed again to “Viking Flashes,” and in 1938 the name finally changed to “The Viking Scroll.” The paper continued under this name until 1972, when it changed to “The Scroll.” The Scroll is still in print at BYU-Idaho as its official newspaper.

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RICKS COLLEGE REX BURG, IDAHO
THE SCROLL
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8,1992 VOLUME 103 NUMBER 16
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Dry highways...
Photo by BARRY SLAUGHTER OLSEN
While many holiday travelers found some less-than-friendly road conditions, dry roads, such as U.S.
Highway 33 in the Teton Valley, east of Rexburg, helped many Ricks College students make a safe
journey back to school. The Student Life Office said there were no student accidents reported.
step in reformation
MOSCOW (AP)— Boris Yeltsin's government is moving forward with
ambitious economic plans by preparing to transfer state businesses and shops
to individuals.
The program will coincide with steep prices increases next week designed
to stimulate production that has been sagging, causing severe shortages of
food and consumer goods.
The plan is to keep railways, civil aviation and most natural resources under
Moscow Marketbasket
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Associated Press
state control. Some large factories would be privatized, and small businesses
such as shops will be auctioned, the Interfax news agency reported Thursday.
The East European experience has shown privatization to be one of the most
difficult but essential steps of economic reform needed to increase the amount
and quality of goods available as well as stabilize inflation.
When prices rise next Thursday, it is hoped that producers, distributors and
merchants who have withheld goods from the market will be encouraged to put
them out for sale.
Interfax quoted Science Minister Boris Saltykov as saying the privatization
plan would take three to five years to complete, according to Interfax.
Moscow Mayor Gavriil Popov tendered his resignation two weeks ago
because he felt the Russian government was mistakenly not moving toward
privatization to help keep prices down after they are freed of state control Jan.
2.
But the Tass news agency reported Thursday that Popov, a leading reformer
and economist, had decided to stay after a meeting with Russian President
Boris Yeltsin, apparently because of Russia's decision to proceed with
See YELTSIN Page 8
Accidents abound statewide, students return safely
By MELISA TOY and CHANDRA SMITH
Scroll News Editors
While the Christmas season is usually one
of yuletide joy, for some the memorable
event of the holidays is often linked to travel-related
accidents. Despite numerous accidents
throughout the state of Idaho, Ricks College
students returned to school safely.
The Idaho Department of Transportation,
Office of Highway Safety reported 202 ac­cidents
between Dec. 28 and Jan. 1. According
to the Ricks College Student Life Office,
there were no student accidents reported.
An extra precaution the college extends is a
bus service—which helps minimize holiday
accidents, according to Ken Howell, director
of Public Relations. Although the college has
provided a student shuttle service over
Christmas break for the past 15 years, this
was the first year transportation for the
Thanksgiving holiday "branched out be­yond"
Salt Lake City said Howell.
In addition to the bus service, the school
released students at noon the day before the
Thanksgiving holiday. "The administration
was concerned about students trying to travel
to fairly distant locations and not being able to
leave until Wednesday night,** Howell said.
The early release provided students, "a little
extra travel time.*'
The school bused 160 students over the
Thanksgiving holiday and 650 over the
Christmas break. In addition, 300 students
were shuttled to and from the Idaho Falls
airport.
"We've had a favorable response from par­ents,
which indicates it is a program they
really endorse,'* Howell said.
The school provided transportation ranging
from New York to the West Coast—a service
Howell says may be unique to Ricks.
"We always keep our fingers crossed with
that many students traveling" Howell said.
"Many go long distances with very little rest.
Student travel is always one of our concerns."
Accidents occurring in Idaho
between Dec. 28 and Jan. 1
1089: 1991
Accidents 218 198 202
Injuries 74 117 75
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According to the Idaho
Department of Transportation
Office of Highway Safety